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The Origins of Reasonable Doubt

Paperback • 2016 • English

The Origins of Reasonable Doubt

By James Q. Whitman

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About the book

To be convicted of a crime in the United States, a person must be proven guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt." But what is reasonable doubt? Even sophisticated legal experts find this fundamental doctrine difficult to explain. In this accessible book, James Q. Whitman digs deep into the history of the law and discovers that we have lost sight of the original purpose of "reasonable doubt." It was not originally a legal rule at all, he shows, but a theological one.The rule as we understand it today ...Show more

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ISBN

9780300219906

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published year

2016

Language

English

Original title

The Origins of Reasonable Doubt

Format

Paperback

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